the democratic senator sherrod brown on the floor of the u.s. senate, he said this: >> as a nation, you know, i look back at history, and some of the worst governments we've ever had, do you know one of the first things they did? they went after trade unions, hitler didn't want union, stalin didn't want union, i'm not comparing to the workers in madison or in columbus to hitler and stalin but i am saying that history teaches us that unions are a very positive force in society that creates a middle class and protects our freedom. bill: what about it, what was he saying, what did he mean? john fund, columnist for the "wall street journal," how you doing? good morning. when in doubt, you pull out the stalin-hitler card? what's up with that? >> well, any time someone mentions hitler in argument they've probably already lost it because that's just so over the top. look, i think unions are a positive force to american life but they're also an extremely powerful force. you know, the top 20 donors in politics last year in the election, top 20, ten were unions, only four were corporations. bill: wow! i